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Alden Graves

Reporter · US

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Alden Graves

    Commentary | Graves Registry: Beware the bearer of bad news (opens the original)

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    “In the field of opportunity, it’s plowing time again.” – Neil Young I understand that, no matter how lofty their position might be in the national government, people are... how shall I put this.. .reluctant to bring bad news to Donald Trump. The title of this column might also have been “The bearer of bad news had best be wary.” No bad news is not very different from saying that the president hardly gets any news at all that is grounded in truth. But it also helps to explain why a m

  2. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Alden Graves

    Commentary | Graves Registry: Banning the cold hard truth (opens the original)

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    “If he thinks this will lead to more favorable coverage, I think he’s dreaming.” -- Brit Hume on Fox News Sometimes, we have to pause and remember that we live in a free country. What once seemed as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar now seems to be slipping away faster than the polar ice caps. There are 27 amendments to the United States Constitution. The last one, ratified in 1992, delays laws that change legislators’ salaries until after the next election. I’ll mention two things about

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Alden Graves

    Commentary | Graves Registry: Once upon a time there were two big, strong firemen (opens the original)

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    “The fundamental thing is, he thinks voters are stupid.” – Chris Hayes Chris Hayes, the MSNBC commentator, had a point. He was referring to Donald Trump’s blatant attempt to bribe voters in November by offering them a $5,000 reward if Republicans manage to hold onto the House and Senate. It isn’t so much indicative of the sub-basement level the Republican Party has descended to as it is evidence of how much contempt Trump has for the intelligence of the American people. He is so used t

  4. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Alden Graves

    Commentary | Graves Registry: Things that go bump in the midterms (opens the original)

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    Donald Trump took some time off from applying his Jed Clampett taste to the nation’s capital (more to follow) and hosted an intimate little gathering of Republicans terrified by the prospect of the midterm elections in November. The gathering was held in what used to be the White House Rose Garden before he transformed it into something resembling a sidewalk café in a tourist trap neighborhood. Always conscious of women’s concerns, Mr. Trump decided to pave over Jackie Kennedy’s iconic ga

  5. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Alden Graves

    Commentary | Graves Registry: Remembering Dolly (opens the original)

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    “There’s a place on the hill that’s peaceful and still where she sleeps beside daddy again. The old family tree is shedding its leaves, but we’ll all meet in heaven one day.” – Dolly Parton, “Let Her Fly” Over the years, I have done a number of “Remembering” columns, but the emotions stirred by this one in particular reminded me of the piece I wrote for Steve Flynn, a local man who died too soon. Steve was a good friend. Dolly Parton, who died on August 25, seemed like a frie

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